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The Christmas Bonus is paid in the first full week of December to people on certain benefits - but many are unhappy with the amount that is paid out

The DWP is urging unpaid carers to check if they are eligible for Carer's Credit - which can help fill gaps in your National Insurance record and boost your state pension

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is set to distribute the Christmas Bonus, a £10 boost aimed at supporting those on low incomes during the costly holiday season

The money will drop into accounts automatically for those eligible and people will not need to apply

The DWP Christmas Bonus is a one-off payment of £10 which is paid out automatically to people who are in receipt of certain benefits

What could drive a mother to kill her disabled child and then herself?

The money will enter bank accounts automatically in the run-up to Christmas

Miss Laming, Student Services Manager, and Dr Chard, Deputy Head and Co-Head, tell us more: “We are proud to announce that Trinity has been awarded the Manchester Young Carers Award,

The partial closure on a flat at the 11-storey Keble House, in Chelmsley Wood, was made at court yesterday

Money will be entering bank accounts automatically in the run-up to Christmas

The cap was introduced as a national policy by Tories as the cost of living crisis began to bite. It will now rise to £3 until the end of 2025

Guardian investigation revealed scale of penalties for unwitting breaches of carer’s allowance earnings limits

The invitations in the past week have come thick and fast. Would I like to go to the theatre to see Oedipus? I'd love to but unfortunately, I can't. I'm housebound.

Rachel Reeves announced that many benefits would rise by 1.7% - the level of consumer price index inflation in September 2024.

The earnings limit will rise to the equivalent of 16 hours at the National Living Wage per week.

There is a lot of help available - here's how it works, whether you are eligible, and how much you could get

An independent charity is looking for Christmas presents donations for young carers

The DWP Carer's Allowance benefit has had a major change confirmed in today's Budget announcement, which will see the earnings limit for carers lifted from April 2023

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has confirmed a major overhaul to the DWP Carer's Allowance benefit in today's Budget

“I am also concerned about the cliff-edge in the current system and the issue of overpayments”